What might have undermined claims that the colonists did not plan to pursue open rebellion?

1)they addressed george iii, rather than parliament.
2)they conceded to parliament the right to regulate commerce.
3)they advocated that an american legislature share legislative authority with parliament.
4)continental association committees organized volunteer military companies and extralegal legislatures.

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.

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